At the train station while trying to find a taxi to take us up the 3 hours into the mountains, Mandy and I were met with R800 as the cheapest price. I turned and said lets ask that group if we can jump in with them. One lady turns around, removes the hood from her hoody sweatshirt and there you go. An 11 hour train ride away from home and I run into a lady whom I am in Bible Study with. We, Sundeep her husband, Sudha my friend, Mandy, and I jump in a taxi and head up the Mountain for hours of fun, and some serious talk about the Lord and the Hindu faith. Are they not SO cute!
Yes, it may be holy but it eats trash. They all do frankly...We saw this gal in town....We ate some Tibetan food for lunch...MOMOs!!
We rented bikes for R10 and went riding...
Yes, I can still shoot after all these years...thanks Dad!
The Sunset...
Ran into Shilpi and Neha on the way up the hill to get some ice cream...we talked of taking a trip together to some fun place in the future...
The next day we joined a tour to take in the forest. Yeah, this was our mobile...
Mandy and I ran away from the group because everyone kept warning us to stay away from the edge because we could fall...and we came upon this view...it was great...
I took a seat...it was amazing...I wish I could have sat there longer...God is a master craftsman...
There is a lake up in dem hills...
Mandy frolics because of the joy of pine...
Then I catch her in the act! Weren't we coming up here for some FRESH air?? AND uh hum, I always did wonder if she could read...I guess not...Can't leave her alone for a minute...
We concluded our tour...had some MORE Tibetan MOMOs and sacked out for the nite.
The next day Mandy and I went on another tour, with some fun folks on our bus this time!
We met this newlywed couple...he lives in Hartford...it took him to say Connecticut before we realized that we were both trying to figure out where his city was in India...we have been here too long...
2nd stop was this really cool pine forest...not enough time here but it was neat...
We flew by some spots on the bus and were told there was a short cut to Kerala but we were not allowed to drive that road because of robbers, bandits, and smugglers...geesh.
Next stop was Suicide Point...the last statement heard on the bus "if you are sad please stay ON the bus"
Checking out the Valley View at our next stop...
Next stop Guna cave...yeah, psych...you get to see a fence, a TON of monkeys, and catch a glimpse of Indian fashion...just so you all know what goes on around here...
And our last waterfall...
We ended our tour, got some more Tibetian MOMOs, and started our journey back down the Mountain. It was a great weekend! I have acquired a new word after hearing it used SO often on my trip...for those of yous who speak to me...IRIONICAL IS a word!
Oh yeah, if life could be any more random. Had lunch with a Thai monk today in a Muslim run restaruant where I had a steak burger as the holy cows ambled down the street outside. The part of the convo that made me laugh so hard, "beep beep beep beep beep", the monk in response to what he thought of India. This in reference to the amount of horn honking that occurs in this country..."beepbeep beep beep" and he giggles. Priceless.
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